Patience Candy

Submitted by grandma2969

"this is an old fashioned type candy"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 1 9

ingredients

• 3 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1 cup pecans, broken
• 12 large marshmallows

directions

1. Combine 2 cups of the sugar,milk and butter in a pan.cook over low heat, stirring only until sugar is dissolved.
2. Melt the remaining 1 cup sugar in a skillet, without stirring till lightly browned.
3. Mix very gradually with the first mixture -- continue to cook to 238* or a few drops in cold water forms a soft ball.
4. Beat till candy is creamy and looses its gloss.
5. Mix in pecans.
6. Pour into a buttered 9" square pan, which has been covered with marshmallows.cut into squares --
7. Let sit till firm.and cut into squares.